Book signing

When it comes to parties, I tend to roll large. Most of the time this is fine, but in terms of book launch events it may have backfired since my social tendencies and inability to turn anything down resulted in the world’s most over-scheduled book release day. I started off before sunrise with an insane TV segment where a morning…

I did two book signings in February and one last week. I was, to put it mildly, extremely nervous about this. I’m an introvert that doesn’t like meeting new people face to face. I don’t like pitching things to people after years of retail having to do just that. I really don’t like pitching my…

Ever have a great idea for a story or a song you're writing, and you scribble it down on whatever scrap of paper is nearby — whether it's on a Starbucks napkin, the back of a receipt you found at the bottom of your purse, or, let's face it, the back…

Lorraine Devon Wilke- Author There are lots of rules in the writing game. LOTS. Ask anyone in the biz for advice, do a little research on norms and protocols, get active in social media groups on the topic, and you’ll be bombarded with generalized and specific do’s and don’ts, articles with titles like, “the 10 […]

Neon "BOOKS" sign outside a bookstore

Want to plan a book signing that your audience will remember. Here are some ways to host an author event that readers will love to attend.

We hosted this wellness event on the perfect sunny day in L.A.! Guests were welcomed with bright smiles from our team, and a neon sign with the theme of the day; Live Well, Be Well, Do Well.

From a Canadian bookshop opened by Alice Munro in the 1960s to one in the island of Santorini started by drunk Oxford students, some of the world’s most exotic booksellers feature in The Bookshop Book, published as part of a UK-wide Books are My Bag campaign to support the bookselling industry in the run-up to Christmas. Its author Jen Campbell introduces some of the finest